AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Loaning large amounts of money to both sides of the war equally
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Loaning large amounts of money ONLY to the Allied Powers
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Loaning larger amounts of money to the Allied side, investing in their effort to win the war
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Loaning larger amounts of money to the Central side, investing in their efforts to win the war
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Detailed explanation-1: -The combined effect of the Zimmerman telegram and renewed attacks on American shipping are seen by historians as the immediate catalysts for pushing the United States to war. In addition there is also a sense that the initial public support for neutrality had wavered in the years since 1914.
Detailed explanation-2: -The best policy, they claimed, was for the United States to build up its own defenses and avoid antagonizing either side. Neutrality, combined with the power of the US military and the protection of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, would keep Americans safe while the Europeans sorted out their own problems.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the early years of the war, trade with the Allies tripled. This volume of trade quickly exhausted the Allies’ cash reserves, forcing them to ask the United States for credit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Key Points. Led by President Woodrow Wilson, American public opinion initially favored neutrality and nonintervention in the European conflict. Despite Republican demands for preparedness, from 1914-1917 Wilson kept the military small and maintained a peacetime economy, although still making loans to the Allied powers.